rackets 1 of 2

plural of racket

rackets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of racket

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rackets
Noun
When wooden tennis rackets were replaced by titanium models and when steel poles were replaced with fiberglass ones in pole vaulting, the level of performance in each of those sports soared to new levels. Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 June 2026 Dancers in tennis skirts twirled around with rackets while breaking to move plants and shovel dirt. Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026 One of the roots of the Sicilian mafia was the private protection rackets that formed in the mining regions. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026 Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 June 2026 The eagle-eyed have spotted defending champion Coco Gauff doing something rather intriguing with her spare rackets. Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Players have five types of shots such as the slice, topspin and lob, and stronger versions of them along with different rackets that carry different abilities. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Rather than focusing on the conspiracy theories Jones espoused, the new InfoWars will build its comedic base off a spoof of the old site’s predatory snake oil rackets. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 In the sweet shot, baby Elyan is resting, swaddled in a blanket printed with tennis rackets. Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rackets
Noun
  • Common symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, ringing, buzzing or other noises, as well as hearing loss.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • There are toggles for a low-latency Game Mode, a soundstage-expanding Theater Mode, a Privacy Mode that just seems to lower the volume to avoid sound leakage, and a Game Sound Effects mode that aims to boost certain game noises like footsteps.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Jigs with rattles are most productive and a big, active trailer is the way to go in muddy water.
    David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Not only that, but government meetings are just clicks away on your cell phone or laptop, an advance that was hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • They're hidden in plain sight; the touch stripe physically clicks when the top and bottom sections are pressed.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • The cheers and the roars reverberated around NRG Stadium.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Getting things done may be harder than usual when the sun clashes with Neptune.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Nader is set to play Selene, a captain of the Zuma Beach Lifeguards, who often clashes with Amell's character, Hobie Buchannon, her fellow co-captain.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

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“Rackets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rackets. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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